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Council Minutes of 3/18/2008
<br />In 2008, there were two one-time infusions of money into the General Fund in order to
<br />make it balance: a $614,000 transfer from NOMBL, and a reduction in the appropriation
<br />for hospitalization which was lowered by $400,000. This resulted in a $1 million
<br />assistance for the General Fund. These will not occur again.
<br />Anticipated relief to the General Fund in 2009 includes the potential savings to health
<br />care costs in the amount of $700,000. It will arrive through premium modification,
<br />deductibles, co-pays, and there will be a premium savings hopefully from workers
<br />compensation self insurance in the amount of $410,000. Time will tell whether these
<br />actually occur.
<br />Overtime continues to be an issue in the Department of Public Safety, with Fire
<br />budgeting $225,000, which is a conservative estimate, and Police budgeting
<br />approximately $128,000. Safety Director Thomas gave a very detailed presentation. The
<br />Dept. of Public Safety is the largest division in the City, utilizing 66% of the total
<br />General Fund budget within the four divisions of Police, Fire, Building, and Youth
<br />Services. Information from the Safety Director's presentation include the following:
<br />• Of the $14,810,264 allocated for Safety, there are 105 employees within the
<br />Division of Police, represented by 44 patrol officers, 3 community policing
<br />officers, 2 K-9 officers, 7 officers assigned to the Detective Bureau, and the Chief
<br />of Police. There are 12 school-crossing guards, 8 dispatchers with apart-time
<br />vacancy, 2 corrections officers, 6 secretaries, and 20 auxiliary officers assigned to
<br />this division as well. General Fund support of police operations is $7,067,562.
<br />• In the Division of Fire, there are 44 firefighters, 1 fire prevention bureau officer,
<br />one fire chief and one assistant fire chief, and one secretary. General fund support
<br />for this division is $5,456,582. A significant portion of the $22 million General
<br />Fund goes toward the Division of Public Safety.
<br />• There are two cases workers assigned to the Division of Youth Services, which
<br />has been a very helpful program in the community. The County is recognizing
<br />the work that they do and beginning to use our staff for some regional issues as
<br />opposed to just North Olmsted issues. General fund support for this division is
<br />$84,875.
<br />• Within the Division of Building, there is 1 building commissioner, and a vacancy
<br />to be filled within the Chief Inspector position; there are Sstate-certified building
<br />inspectors, one of whom is assigned to property maintenance, 1 zoning inspector.
<br />2 property maintenance inspectors, 3 clerks, and one secretary. General fund
<br />support for this division is $1,208,396.
<br />• Combined there are a total 171 employees within the Department of Public Safety
<br />serving the residents of North Olmsted.
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